Car´ti-lage. A solid but flexible material, forming a part of the joints, air-passages, nostrils, etc.; gristle.
Ca´se-ine (L. ca´seus, cheese). The albuminoid substance of milk; it forms the basis of cheese.
Cer-e-bel´lum (diminutive for cer´ebrum, the brain). The little brain, situated beneath the posterior third of the cerebrum.
Cer´e-brum (L.). The brain proper, occupying the entire upper portion of the skull. It is nearly divided into two equal parts, called "hemispheres," by a cleft extending from before backward.
Cho´roid (Gr. χόριον, chorion, a membrane or covering). The middle tunic or coat of the eyeball.
Chyle (Gr. χυλός, chulos, juice). The milk-like fluid formed by the digestion of fatty articles of food in the intestines.
Chyme (Gr. χυμός, chumos, juice). The pulpy liquid formed by digestion within the stomach.
Cil´i-a (pl. of cil´i-um, an eyelash). Minute, vibratile, hair-like processes found upon the cells of the air-passages, and other parts that are habitually moist.
Cir-cu-la´tion (L. cir´culus, a ring). The circuit, or course of the blood through the blood-vessels of the body, from the heart to the arteries, through the capillaries into the veins, and from the veins back to the heart.
Co-ag-u-la´tion (L. coag´ulo, to curdle). Applied to the process by which the blood clots or solidifies.